Common Folk

Donna Dean with Dodd and Egenes @ Ipress Cafe Mt Eden

Ipress Cafe Mt Eden 421 Mount Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand

Donna Dean: ‘Forgotten Gems’ Tour, Te Ika-a-Māui, May 2025 Donna Dean has been writing songs most of her life, songs about setbacks, struggle and success. Honing her craft for decades and sharing her songs in far flung places, from Paihia to Prague, Te Kuiti to Texas and Corfu to Coromandel, Donna’s songs linger in the ... Read more

$25

Acoustique Guitar Trio @ Mt Albert Library

Mt Albert Library 84 St Lukes Road, Auckland, New Zealand

Celebrate NZ Music Month the best way at Mt Albert Library! Acoustique Guitar Trio - Sasha Witten-Hannah, Leonard Matthews and Yolanda van de Bemd - will play original guitar instrumentals composed by Yolanda. The music can be described as contemporary classical, varying from meditative to energetic. In addition to this the group will play some ... Read more

Elias Barthomoleo @ The Bunker

The Bunker

Elias Bartholomeo is a solo finger style guitar player hailing from Sydney, Australia. On many occasions, Elias has been named the best guitarist residing in Australia, and his playing has been described as "Walking a tightrope between many genres all at once!" Bookings are essential: 021 2131518. Tickets are $20 cash at the door.

$20

Ichiko Aoba @ Bruce Mason Centre

Bruce Mason Centre Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand

Ichiko Aoba is a Japanese singer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist well known in Japan for collaborating with artists like Haruomi Hosono, Cornelius, and the late Ryuichi Sakamoto. Ichiko's music on the soundtrack of the Nintendo Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, and her album Windswept Adan connected with an international audience. Western publications like Pitchfork and The Needle ... Read more

$75 – $86

Mike & Ros @ The Barebones Acoustic Folk Club

Workshop 26 26 Donovan Street, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland, New Zealand

Mike and Ros is back to the Barebones Acoustic Folk Club! They have been performing as duo for a number of years now and play a variety of musical genres. Mike was influenced by George Formby in his younger years so the ukulele plays a prominent part in their repertoire. You can expect a few ... Read more

$10

Pop Up Folk Club @ The Nix

The Nix 6 Nixon Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland

All welcome to the first Pop Up Folk Club of the year! Warm your bones by the music of our three guests Sammy Leary, Hannah Morrell and Chris Priestly. Doors open 4:45Music starts at 5pm, finishes at 8pmTea, coffee and bikkies provided, BYO other drinks.All ages welcome! $20 adults, $15 students, $10 teens 13-18, 12 ... Read more

Free – $20

Tunks & Cave @ Mo’s Bar

Mo's Bar 14 Federal St, Auckland, New Zealand

Once labelled the Black Sand Diva of Auckland Wild West Coast, and now a Northland based musical gypsy - songstress Cat Tunks joins her musical partner and co conspirator - the renown NZ guitar virtuoso Craig Cave - for a journey back to the big smoke and an afternoon in the wilds of Federal Street ... Read more

40th anniversary of Kindness in a Strong City with Mark Laurent

Caldron House Concerts , New Zealand

Kindness in a Strong City — A Forty-Year Echo of Hope It’s been four decades since Mark Laurent’s Kindness in a Strong City first found its way into many homes, churches and folk clubs throughout New Zealand. Come and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album's release with a house concert in Glen Eden. This celebration promises ... Read more

Bunker Hill Unplugged @ The Bunker

The Bunker

Four songwriters presented by Micheal Young in an intimate setting. Isla And The Kindred Laurs Nigel Gavin Vai Mai Natana

$10

You, Me, Everybody @ The Bunker

The Bunker

You, Me, Everybody in concert Progressive bluegrass at its best from this multi-talented five-piece band. Bookings essential Tickets $20.

$20

Bevis England @ East Coast Folk Club

East Coast Folk Club Torbay Senior Citizens Social Centre, Torbay, Auckland, New Zealand

Bevis England has performed a wide variety of music in pubs and restaurants, and at festivals and folk clubs in many countries. When he returned to New Zealand in 1986 he became a regular performer at folk clubs across Auckland. He has also been a guest at most of these clubs, both solo and as ... Read more

$10